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Twyla Olson can live near her parents and enjoy small-town life in Webster and also work as an executive for Car Talk Vehicle Donation Services, thanks to the Internet. Read More »
Car Talk executive manages car donations from Webster
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Webster man creates full-time business selling car publications online
Kurt Gravley can serve buyers all over the world from his computer chair in Webster. He deals in car publications of all sorts. Read More »
Church of the Holy Sunrise combines talents of local photographer and poet
by Garrick Moritz Local poet Bruce Roseland has produced at third book, this time in collaboration with local art photographer Susan Melius. The book is called, Church of the Holy Sunrise. “Susan and I did some thinking about the title for this one,” said Roseland. “We were looking for something that we all hold in common, something everyone who lives ... Read More »
FiredUp: Finding childcare in rural places can be a challenge
While the problem of finding work in rural places gets a lot of publicity, one problem that may follow if you are able to find work doesn’t get as much notice: Daycare is not always easy to find in rural places. A group of parents in Veblen is addressing that problem. Read More »
FiredUp: Give us a good reason to move back to the Dakotas. No, really.
Moving to a rural place has positives and negatives, according to a recent Minnesota Public Radio story. Read More »
From The Editor
Belonging In this inaugural issue of Dakotafire, our editor shares her story of homecoming. When I was growing up on this farm in Savo Township, rural Frederick, South Dakota, I was quite certain I was going off to college and not coming back. I knew, at least, that I didn’t want to come back here to farm life. Farming seemed ... Read More »
Don’t expect teens to make good decisions when emotions are high, new research says
New research on the workings of the teenage brain suggests that in certain situations, teens are under intense pressure from their own brains to make unsafe decisions, and the best strategy for parents is keeping kids out of those situations altogether. Read More »
Survey shows where youth are at risk
The 2011 results of the South Dakota Youth Risk Behavior Survey, which was given to students in 9-12 grades, were released in early April. Here are some of the findings: 27 percent of students were bullied on school property in the past 12 months 20 percent had been bullied electronically during the past 12 months 18 percent seriously considered attempting ... Read More »
A quarter century of teaching kids to be good drivers
By Bill Krikac The way we teach young people to become responsible drivers has changed over the past quarter century—sometimes for the better, and sometimes not. When I started teaching drivers education in the 1970s, the class was taught within the school curriculum, usually to sophomores. It was often on a weekly basis for a semester, garnering the needed ... Read More »
FiredUp: S.D. newspaperman and Dakotafire advisor Noel Hamiel to be inducted into Newspaper Hall of Fame
Noel Hamiel’s 35 years in the newspaper business and innumerable contributions to the newspaper industry are being honored with Hamiel’s induction in the South Dakota Newspaper Hall of Fame on April 27 during the convention of the South Dakota Newspaper Association. Read more about Hamiel’s career and honors here. Through his work with the South Dakota Community Foundation, Hamiel also ... Read More »